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Amigurumi Pears

A realistic, beautifully shaped amigurumi pear. Crochet a bowlful in greens, browns, yellows, and/or reds, to make a stylish decorative centrepiece, or add a pair of safety eyes and an embroidered smile to make a sweet toy 🙂

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This is a PlanetJune original crochet pattern. Feel free to use items made from this pattern however you wish, but I’d appreciate credit as the pattern designer. Please do not reproduce the pattern anywhere else; instead post a link to www.planetjune.com/pears

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Terminology

ch

chain

invdec

invisible decreaseNote: If you prefer, you may use a standard sc2tog decrease in place of each invdec.

sc

single crochet (double crochet for UK/Aus)

sl st

slip stitch

st

stitch

You will need…

E US/3.5mm crochet hook

Small quantity of worsted weight yarn in green, yellow, light brown or red, and dark brown or black (for the stalk)

Stitch marker

Yarn needle to weave in ends

Polyester fibrefill stuffing

Optional: blush makeup and a large makeup brush

Notes

Do not join at the end of each round; rounds are worked in continuous spirals.

Use a stitch marker to mark the beginning of each round. Move the marker up each time you start a new round.

Stalk

With brown or black yarn, ch 7.
Row 1: sl st in 2nd chain from hook and in each remaining chain. (6 st)

Note: I like to work into the back bumps of the chain, but you can work into the chain normally if you prefer.

Cut yarn, leaving a long (approx 12″/30cm) yarn end. Draw end through last loop and pull tight to fasten off.

Finishing

Using a yarn needle and the long yarn end from the pear, close up the remaining hole at the bottom of the pear. Pass the yarn end through the pear, coming out somewhere along its side. Draw the yarn tight, and snip the end close to the pear. The yarn end should retract back inside the pear after it is cut.

Using a yarn needle and the long yarn end from the stalk, pass the yarn through the pear from top middle to bottom middle (you’ll have to squash the pear to get the needle all the way through!), so the base of the stalk sits over the magic ring at the top of the pear.

Make 3 small overlapping stitches at the bottom of the pear, to form an asterisk shape.

Pass the yarn end back up through the pear to the top, then pull the yarn tighter so that the bottom of the pear is drawn up slightly to help flatten the base.

The top of the pear may have been squashed down when you tightened the yarn. If so, insert the yarn needle under a few stitches at the top and pull up to lift the top of the pear back into shape.

Knot the yarn end and the starting tail from the stalk together, then thread both ends onto the yarn needle and pass them through the pear, coming out somewhere along its side. Draw the yarn tight, and snip the ends close to the pear. The yarn ends should retract back inside the pear after they are cut.

Squeeze and squash the pear to redistribute the stuffing inside and coax the pear back into its perfect shape.

Optional: blushed pear effect
To give your pear a realistic ripe-and-juicy glow, load up a large makeup brush with blush makeup, and pounce the colour onto one side of the pear. Keep it as a subtle shading, or build up the colour with additional blush.

Note: The blush colour obviously won’t stand up to a lot of playing, or washing, so keep this addition for a purely ornamental pear, not a toy!

I hope you enjoy this pattern. Please leave me a comment below if you do, and consider leaving me a donation. Thanks!

Sue Beesaid

Thank you for the great pattern – I have made 5 so far!
About the blush effect, I think you could probably keep the blush color longer if you (after you apply the blush) spray it with some fixative for pastel paintings or even hair spray. Even then, it would not withstand a lot of handling. Also, you could use artists’ pastel powder (shave a little bit with a knife or file) for any color blush, not just makeup blush.

Sussisaid

Hello! I was wondering… This shape is perfect for a amigurumi I wanted to make, but I want to make it huge! At least a foot in length head to (pear)toe. How would I math it to make it that size but keep the shape you think?
Thank you for the sweet pattern!

ELiesaid

Mandi Townesaid

Thank you so much for the wonderful pattern for the pear. You made it so easy to follow! I also wanted to than you for introducing me to the invisible crochet together stitch, I love it!
My pear came out so lovely?

Sharensaid

Hello June – Thank you so much for the fruit patterns. I have a new great-grandbaby and my granddaughter has asked me to crochet fruit/foods so her baby isn’t playing with a lot of plastic. I made the apple in Sugar’ncreme red, and am working on a lemon in Loops & Threads yellow. What yarn & colors did you use for the pears?

Sharen, I used Bernat Satin for my pears, but the most important thing is to look for a green, yellow or brown yarn so it looks like a pear – any worsted weight yarn you have in an appropriate shade will work 🙂

Lori Verbruggesaid

I had just learned to crochet and had no idea what I was doing–invisible decrease? Huh? 🙂 I was amazed how easy this was, though, the the thorough instructions and detailed photos. It was so fun and easy I had to make several more pears (in fun colors) and a couple apples for a colorful fruit basket! This project gave me the confidence to tackle LOTS of other amigirumi patterns!

shanthi denesaid

Annasaid

Hi! (: I love your designs!~ They give a home kind of feeling. (: I was just wondering what the name of the yarn–or any good soft yarn that you use–is because I’m not sure what to get. Sometimes I end of getting the rough ones when I don’t want to! Thanks 🙂

Annasaid

Debbie Morrisonsaid

i thought i would let you know their is a misprint on rnd 5 it says sc in next 2 st,2 sc in next st sc in next 2 it should be sc and next 3 st, 2 sc in next st sc in next 3 st 3 times to come up with 18 sc

Thanks for this pattern. I knocked up a pear shaped doorstop using a 12mm hook and a sock filled with rice! Looks great I just hope my kids leave it alone coz they like it so much! Photo of it on my site .

Novella Gsaid

As usually great job. Miss you, glad to see your site back up. I’m not using my old email n_o_v_c_g@yahoo.com. I look for a Deer Buck to make for a little boy. You have any ideas. Will come back very very soon.

Lindysaid

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